A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology

Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past

Margarita Diaz-Andreu

This book is an innovative history of archaeology during the nineteenth century, encompassing all its fields from the origins of humanity to the medieval period, and all areas of the world. The development of archaeology is placed within the framework of contemporary political events, with a particular focus upon the ideologies of nationalism and imperialism.

A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology

Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past

Margarita Diaz-Andreu

Description

Margarita Diaz-Andreu offers an innovative history of archaeology during the nineteenth century, encompassing all its fields from the origins of humanity to the medieval period, and all areas of the world. The development of archaeology is placed within the framework of contemporary political events, with a particular focus upon the ideologies of nationalism and imperialism. Diaz-Andreu examines a wide range of issues, including the creation of institutions, the conversion of the study of antiquities into a profession, public memory, changes in archaeological thought and practice, and the effect on archaeology of racism, religion, the belief in progress, hegemony, and resistance.

A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology

Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past

Margarita Diaz-Andreu

Table of Contents

1. An alternative account of the history of archaeology in the nineteenth centuryI. The Early Archaeology of the Great Civilizations 2. Antiquities and political prestige in the early modern era3. The archaeology of the French Revolution4. Archaeology and the 1820 liberal revolution: the past in the independence of the Greek and Latin American nationsII. The Archaeology of Informal Imperialism 5. Informal imperialism in Europe and the Ottoman Empire: the consolidation of the mythical roots of the West6. Biblical archaeology7. Informal imperialism beyond Europe: the archaeology of the great civilizations in Latin America, China, and JapanIII. Colonial Archaeology 8. Colonialism and archaeology in South and South-East Asia9. Classical versus Islamic antiquities in colonial archaeology: the Russian Empire and French North Africa10. Colonialism and the archaeology of the primitiveIV. National Archaeology in Europe 11. The early search for a national past in Europe (1789-1820)12. Archaeology and the liberal revolutions (c. 1820-1860): nation, race, and language in the study of Europe's past13. Evolutionism and positivism (c. 1860-1900)14. Conclusions

A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology

Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past

Margarita Diaz-Andreu

Reviews and Awards

"Margarita Diaz-Andreu soars above these tired forms with massive erudition and global reach. Having read apparently everything on her subject in a variety of languages, she has produced critical history of the discipline's nineteenth-century developments that will serve for years to come as the definitive reference in the field." --Victorian Studies